PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSAM INFORMATION COMMISSION

Case Nos : 136/2006
Dated 13th December 2006

Name of the Complainant:
Sri M.N. Nath
Advocate
Gauhati High Court, Guwahati.


Name of the Public Authority:
Urban Development Department

The following were present:
Shri Biren Dutta, IAS Commr. & Secy UDD
Shri Wahid, Dy. Secy UD Department & SPIO - Public Authority
Sri M.N. Nath, Advocate - Complainant

The complainant present. The SPIO and the Commissioner & Secretary, Urban Development Department also present.

Brief of the Case
Shri M N Nath. Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati submitted a complaint on 15.11.06 under Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 for not furnishing information under section 6 (1) of the said Act by the State Public Information Officer of the Urban Development Department, Dispur.

He sought the information from the SPIO regarding appointments made in the Heads of Department, Government of Assam in Guwahati as per direction of the Government of Assam vide circular No ABP 28/97/59 dated 04.08.1997 issued by the Personnel (B) Department.

The SPIO of the Urban Development Department, Government of Assam hands over the information to the complainant in presence of the Commission.

Heard the complainant. Heard the SPIO and the Commissioner & Secretary, Urban Development Department.

The Commissioner & Secretary, Urban Development Department as well as the SPIO express regret for the delay in furnishing the information as the information has to be collected from two Directors and submit that the delay is not intentional.

Decision of the Commission
The Commission, on hearing the parties decides that as the information has been furnished only today, the complainant be given time to study the same. In case the complainant wants further clarification from the SPIO or wants to prefer an appeal before the 1st Appellate Authority, he (the complainant) may feel free to move the SPIO / the 1st Appellate Authority accordingly. The Commission further directs that as the information was not furnished in time, no fees be realized from the complainant.

Sd/- (R.S. Mooshahary)
Chief Information Commissioner, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.

Sd/- (Dr. B K Gohain)
State Information Commissioner, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.


Authenticated true copy

(L.C. Borah)
Under Secretary
State Information Commission, Assam
Janata Bhawan, Dispur.

Memo No SIC. 141/2006/58, dated December 13, 2006

CC:
1. The Commissioner & Secretary, Urban Development Department.
2. The State Public Information Officer, Urban Development Department.
3. Shri M.N. Nath, Advocate, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati.
4. MD, AMTRON, Bamunimaidan.
5. Office file.